Skid for- -railway-cars



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0. 0. OOGGES'HALL. SKID FOR RAILWAY CARS.

do not wish to limit myself strictly to the structure herein set forth, but

What I claim is-- 1. The combination with a rod constructed to be secured horizontally along the sill of a door, of a skid comprising a pair of side rails slotted to receive the bar, and connected by one or more tie bars pivotally secured to the side rails the said rails being adapted to swing on the bar toward and away from each other into and out of folded adjustment and means for supporting the skid whenout of "use, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a supporting bar, of a skid. comprising a pair of side rails slot ted to receive the bar and having their ends turned at an angle to theinbody portions to engage the supporting bar when the rails are in operative position on the supporting bar, and one or more tie bars pivotally connected :0 with the side rails substantially as set forth.

CHAS, G. OOGGESHALL.

Witnesses:

I E LAMBERT, $10M. STEELE. 

